Services

We offer workshops that provide overviews of dossier preparation for faculty who are submitting materials for retention, tenure, and promotion and for lecturers applying for range elevation. We also arrange informal hands-on dossier preparation sessions and individual consultations.

Faculty may drop-in to SF 314 to write or grade. There are desktop computers, laptops, and printers available for your use. Groups of faculty that wish to gather in SF 314, please make a reservation with Kyna Taylor (510-885-4722) to secure your space.

We maintain a collection of books, periodicals, reports, and other materials related to teaching and learning. Topics of interest include classroom assessment techniques, collaborative teaching strategies, how diversity enriches learning, mentoring, and connections between the classroom and our global community. Faculty may drop by the Office of Faculty Development to browse through these materials, check out materials for a week at a time, or simply have a cup of tea and some conversation.

The Office of Faculty Development offers a voluntary classroom observation process that emphasizes formative feedback and involves your students. The evaluation is confidential between the instructor and the Faculty Development observer, and thus the evidence collected belongs to the instructor. This is in contrast to a summative peer evaluation geared specifically to the RTP process. To discuss this process further and arrange for a consultation and observation, contact the Director of Faculty Development, Jessica Weiss.